William Archer b. 16 May 1820

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Painter)
Although best-known as an architect, William Archer was also a talented botanical artist. He assisted Dr Joseph Hooker at Kew Gardens with the 'Florae Tasmaniae' when he and his family were living in England in 1856-1858.
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Name
William Archer
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Politician (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
Birth date
16 May 1820
Birth place
Launceston, Tas.
Death date
15 October 1874
Death place
Tasmania
Burial place
Longford churchyard, Longford, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1840 - c.1871
Residence
  • 1874 - 15 October 1875 Tasmania
  • 1871 - 1874 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1859 - 1871 Hobart Town, Tas.
  • c.1859- England, UK
  • 1858 - 1859 Tasmania
  • c.1856 - c.1858 England, UK
  • October 1842 - 1856 Tasmania
  • c.1842 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
  • c.1838 - c.1842 London, England, UK
  • c.16 May 1820 - c.1838 Launceston, Tas.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Archer, W. (1864), 'P& P Royal Society Tasmania'.>, <ExternalResource: Lennard, B. (1980), 'William Archer (1820 1874)', Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association vol. 27, no. 3, September.>, <ExternalResource: (1966), 'William Archer', Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vols 1, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Mander-Jones, P. (1972), 'Manuscripts in the British Isles relating to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1980).>, <ExternalResource: Robertson, E.G. (1964), 'Early Houses of Northern Tasmania', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Dixson, W. (1923), 'Notes on Australian artists', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society vol. 9, iss.2 & 7.>, <ExternalResource: 'Archer Papers', University of Tasmania Archives.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.>, <ExternalResource: (1846), Launceston Examiner, 12-02.>] [<ExternalResource: Archer, W. (1864), 'P& P Royal Society Tasmania'.>]